The little known raspy cricket subfamily Gryllacridinae is reviewed for Korea. Three species are confirmed through material examination and are taxonomically considered as follows: Eugryllacris japonica (Matsumura et Shiraki, 1908) comb. nov. is transferred from Prosopogryllacris japonica (Matsumura et Shiraki, 1908), Nippancistroger testaceus (Matsumura et Shiraki, 1908) has a newly proposed j...

Pyelonephritis, in which Staphylococcus intermedius was isolated, was diagnosed in a 4-year-old female Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica). At necropsy, the renal pelvis was dilated with a large amount of purulent exudates. Microscopically, the lesions of renal pelvis and medulla consisted of necrotic foci intermingled primarily with numerous degenerative neutrophils and a few lymphocytes,...

Diogenes of Babylon, or Seleucia (c. 240–150 BC) — a disciple Chrysippus, prominent representative the last period Early Stoa, head Stoic school after Zeno Tarsus. In writings Diogenes, which few fragments have been preserved, almost all main and many auxiliary issues stoic dogmatics were touched upon. Being more traditionalist than an innovator, nevertheless, specified clarified definitions, i...

To capture prey, chameleons ballistically project their tongues as far as 1.5 body lengths with accelerations of up to 500 m s(-2). At the core of a chameleon's tongue is a cylindrical tongue skeleton surrounded by the accelerator muscle. Previously, the cylindrical accelerator muscle was assumed to power tongue projection directly during the actual fast projection of the tongue. However, high-...

The Tigris River is the second-longest river in Western Asia and runs through heavily populated areas, especially Baghdad city with nearly 8 million inhabitants. water demand at its highest levels, nevertheless discharge has severely declined last decades; combined fact that wastewater quantities are increasing, treatment plants experiencing a deficiency. Four sites were chosen: Tharthar-Tigris...